narcotised

Thân thiện

A patient lies narcotised on the operating table.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Under the influence of narcotics or drugs: Describes a state of being stupefied, sedated, or made insensible by narcotic substances.
   • In a stupor: Refers to a condition of dulled consciousness or reduced physical and mental function due to drugs.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The patient was completely narcotised after the surgery.
  • He found the suspect in a narcotised state, unable to answer questions coherently.
  • The narcotised animal showed no reaction to external stimuli.

Advanced Usage

• "to be narcotised by": to be rendered insensible or dulled by something, often used metaphorically.
  • The audience was narcotised by the monotonous lecture.
• "narcotised sleep": a deep, drug-induced sleep.
  • She fell into a narcotised sleep after taking the medication.

Variants and Related Words

• Narcotize (verb): To administer a narcotic to; to dull the senses of.
  • The doctor will narcotize the patient before the procedure.
• Narcotic (noun/adjective): A drug that induces stupor or insensibility; relating to such drugs.
  • Opium is a powerful narcotic.
• Narcosis (noun): A state of stupor or unconsciousness produced by narcotics.
  • The diver experienced nitrogen narcosis at great depth.

Synonyms

• Drugged: Affected by a drug.
• Sedated: Calmed or made sleepy by a sedative drug.
• Stupefied: Made unable to think or feel properly.
• Stuporous: In a state of near-unconsciousness.

Antonyms

• Sober: Not affected by alcohol or drugs.
• Alert: Vigilant and quick to respond.
• Conscious: Aware of and responding to one's surroundings.

Related Phrases

• Under the influence: Affected by drugs or alcohol (a more general, common phrase).
  • He was arrested for driving under the influence.
• In a drugged stupor: In a state of profound unconsciousness or insensibility from drugs.
  • They found him in a drugged stupor.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. under the influence of narcotics
   • knocked out by doped wine
   • a drugged sleep
   • were under the effect of the drugged sweets
   • in a stuperous narcotized state

Từ đồng nghĩa

• doped
• drugged
• narcotized